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| abstract |
a summary; synopsis. [1/13 definitions] |
| aperçu |
a brief outline; summary. [1/3 definitions] |
| bill of rights |
a formal list or summary of fundamental rights and liberties to which a people or class is entitled. [1/3 definitions] |
| box score |
a statistical summary in table form of each player's performance in a game, esp. baseball or basketball. |
| brief |
to advise by means of a summary. [2/8 definitions] |
| capsule |
a brief summary. [1/7 definitions] |
| catechism |
a summary of the principles of a religion, esp. Christianity, in the form of questions and answers. [1/2 definitions] |
| compendium |
an abridgement, summary, or abstract. [1/2 definitions] |
| conspectus |
a summary; synopsis; digest. [1/2 definitions] |
| curriculum vitae |
a brief summary of one's professional history and qualifications, submitted with a job application; vita; résumé. |
| docket |
a list or summary of cases to be heard during a court term. [1/7 definitions] |
| Edda |
either of two early Icelandic literary works, one a collection of religious and mythological poems, and the other a summary of Norse mythology and a manual on poetry. |
| epitome |
a brief summary that gives the essence of a longer work. [1/2 definitions] |
| histogram |
a bar graph of a frequency distribution in which the frequency of a variable is represented by the height of the bar, and the class interval by the width, where each class interval is a summary of data that represents a range of independent variable values rather than a single value. |
| in sum |
in concise form or summary. |
| lead1 |
a brief summary that begins a news story. [1/20 definitions] |
| memorandum |
in law, a record or written statement or summary, as of the terms of an agreement. [1/4 definitions] |
| note |
(pl.) a brief written summary, explanation, or commentary on a text, idea, or event. [1/11 definitions] |
| outline |
a general summary of the main ideas or topics of a book, report, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| overview |
a general review, summary, or survey, as of a subject or situation. |
| précis |
a brief summary, usu. of a written text; condensation. |
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